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ATTORNZ'VS Patented July 7, 1942 UNITED STATES ATENT OFFICE 3 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in smoking pipe attachments and more specifically to a combined chin rest and support for a smoking pipe.

The primary object of the invention resides in a chin rest for attachment to the stem of a smoking pipe to relieve the weight of the pipe and its tobacco contents from the teeth of the smoker. Many persons are unable to enjoy the pleasures of a smoking pipe, due to their inability to tightly grip the mouthpiece of the pipe between the teeth and which condition may be the result of artificial dentures, partial dental plates, or loose teeth. My chin rest attachment will be found most helpful to persons troubled with the conditions pointed out above, for the weight of the smoking pipe is partially supported by the chin rather than entirely from the teeth of the smoker.

Another feature of the invention is to provide a chin rest for smoking pipes which also serves the purpose of a support for holding the smoking pipe in an upright position when it is placed at rest upon a table, desk, or like flat surface to prevent ashes from accidentally spilling from the tobacco bowl.

A further feature of the invention is to provide a combined chin rest and support attachment for smoking pipes in which a scraping blade is embodied for use in scraping tobacco and cake from the inside of the pipe bowl, which blade is normally disposed in an out of the way position so as not to interfere with the other uses of the attachment.

A still further feature of the invention is the provision of a combined chin rest and support for smoking pipes which is simple and inexpensive of construction; and which may be easily attached to the stem of a smoking pipe for use to remain thereon and not interfere with the carrying of the pipe in the pocket of its owner.

Other features of the invention will become apparent as the following specification is read in conjunction with the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of the smoking pipe attachment in use as a chin rest.

Figure 2 is a vertical transverse sectional view on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the combined chin rest and pipe support .per se.

Figure 4 is a side elevational view of the smoking pipe attachment in use as a support.

Figure 5 is a side elevational view of smoking pipe attachment, the scraper blade being illustrated in folded position in full lines and in extended position in dotted lines.

Figure 6 is a top plan view showing the scraper blade in extended position for use.

Figure 7 is an enlarged detail vertical longitudinal sectional view on the line '|-'l of Fig ure 6.

Referring to the drawing by reference characters, the numeral ['0 designates my pipe smokers article in its entirety and which constitutes a combined chin rest and support for a smoking pipe. The pipe smokers article I0 is formed of metal, and consists of a relatively thin flat arm H from which an angularly disposed pipe stem seat portion I2 is bent, and for the sake of distinguishin the ends of the arm H, the seat portion -l2 may be said to be disposed at the upper end of the arm. Formed integral with the seat portion [2 and extending upwardly from opposite sides thereof are curved jaws l3l3, the free ends of which terminate in outwardly extending flanges I4M. The curved jaws l3-i3 coact with the seat portion l2 to provide a means for firmly clamping the device E0 to the stem of a smoking pipe. Pivoted to the underside of the arm H at the inner end thereof is a scraper blade 22, the outer end of which is pointed as at 23, whereas the inner end of the blade is formed with an angular chin rest portion [5 which has outwardly extending wing like portions l6! 5 integral therewith. The wing like portions |6l 6 are curved or bent forwardly and coast with the portion I5 to provide a relatively wide chin rest member H.

The blade 22 is pivoted to the arm I l by means of a rivet 25, and interposed between one of the heads of the rivet and the arm H is a spring washer 26, whereby to impart sufiicient friction between the blade 22 and the arm I l to prevent free swinging movement of the blade relative to the arm. When the device is used as a combined chin rest and pipe support, the blade 22 is swung to the position shown in full lines in Figures 1 to 3 inclusive, and 5, wherein the said blade underlies the arm ll while the chin rest portion I5 extends beyond the arm H and downwardly therefrom, whereupon the article may be used to support a smoking pipe while held in the mouth of the smoker. Should it be desired to use the scraper blade 22, the chin rest member ['5 may act as a manipulating element for it may be grasped by the fingers and the blade 22 turned to the dotted position shown in Figure 5, or to the full line position shown'in Figures 6 and '7, whereupon the scraper blade assumes a position coextensive with the lower end of the arm II. The pointed end 23 of the blade 22 may be inserted into the bowl of the pipe and the walls of the bowl scraped free of any accumulation of tobacco, ashes, or cake.

When used to support a smoking pipe, the stem S of a smoking pipe P is inserted between the jaws |3--|3, the outwardly extending flanges |4- 4 serving to facilitate the guiding of the stern S between the jaws |3-| 3 and onto the seat portion I2. The device I is adjusted relative to the combined lengths of the stem S and the mouth piece M with the seat portion [2 engaging the underside of the stem and with the jaws I3i3 tightly gripping opposite sides or the stem as best seen in Figure 2 of the drawing. When the mouth piece M is placed in the mouth of a smoker, the chin rest member I5 bears against the chin as clearly illustrated in Figure 1 of the drawing. Thus it will be seen that the weight of the pipe P including the tobacco contents of the pipe bowl is partially transferred to the chin of the smoker through the device l0, thus relieving strain upon the teeth of the smoker, for it will be understood that ordinarily the mouth piece M must be tightly gripped by the upper and lower teeth during smoking of a pipe. Thus it will be appreciated that persons with false dentures, partial plates embodying front teeth, and those persons with naturally loose teeth may safely hold the mouth piece M of the pipe in the mouth and the pipe will be supported in the natural smoking position.

In addition to acting in the capacity of a prop during the smoking of a pipe, the device I!) also serves the purpose of a support when the pipe is placed at rest upon a flat supporting surface, as illustrated in Figure 4 of the drawing. By reference to Figure 4 it will be seen that the bowl end of the pipe P rests upon the supporting surface, whereas the wing like extensions l6l'6 of the chin rest member I5 act as feet for supporting the pipe in an upright position, thus preventing the spilling of ashes from the pipe bowl when the pipe is at rest.

While I have shown and described what I consider to be the most practical embodiment of my invention, I wish it to be understood that such changes in construction as come within the scope of the appended claims may be resorted to if desired.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is:

1. A pipe smokers article comprising a relatively thin fiat stiff arm having a pipe stem engaging clamp at one end thereof, a pipe bowl scraper blade pivoted to a flat side at the other end of said arm, and a combined chin rest and blade actuating member at the inner end of said scraper blade and integral therewith whereby the chin rest and blade actuating member will assume a position beyond the lower end of said arm when the blade is swung to an inoperative position parallel to said arm.

2. A pipe smokers article comprising in combination, a relatively thin flat stiff arm having a pipe stem engaging clamp at one end thereof, a flat scraper blade having its inner end pivoted to the underside of said arm at the other end thereof for swinging movement to entirely lie beneath the arm in tight frictional contact therewith or to a position coextensive with that end of the arm to which the blade is pivoted for pipe bowl scraping purposes, the outer end of said scraper blade being pointed, and a combined chin rest and blade actuating element integral with the pivoted inner end of said scraper blade and extending downwardly therefrom, whereby the chin rest and blade actuating element will be disposed beyond the adjacent end of said arm when the blade is swung to a position to lie lengthwise beneath said arm to form a chin rest for use when the clamp is fitted to the stem of a smoking pipe.

3. A combined smoking pipe support and pipe bowl scraper comprising in combination a relatively thin flat stiff arm having a pipe stem engaging clamp at the forward end thereof, an angular chin rest element pivoted on the rear end of said arm at the underside thereof and held in tight frictional contact therewith tending to prevent accidental turning of the chin rest element relative to said arm, and a fiat scraper blade of a length less than the length of said arm and integral with said chin rest element for swinging movement to an inoperative position to lie beneath said arm to operatively position the chin rest element beyond the inner end of said arm for use, said chin rest element adapted to be grasped for swinging the same and said blade to their respective operative and inoperative positions.

CHRISTIAN B. HANSEN. 

